How to Use strand in a Sentence

strand

1 of 2 noun
  • Some of the strands lead nowhere.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Neat and tidy with nary a strand out of place.
    — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026
  • On whose head had that strand of hair once grown?
    — Elena Megalos, Longreads, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Imagine three cords or strands.
    — Jerry Cahn, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Shop our go-tos for soft, shiny strands below.
    — Sarah Felbin, Allure, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The best curly hair products do more than style your strands.
    — Nykia Spradley, Glamour, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Rinse the seeds in cold water to help loosen the strands.
    — Johna Burdeos, Health, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Straight, fine, flat, and fragile strands.
    — Maggie Donahue, Health, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Place lemon strand over the foam, draping off the edge of the glass.
    — Kevin Gavagan, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Use a curling iron to make styling hair easy and safe for your strands.
    — Audrey Noble, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Use a fork to scrape out strands of squash and transfer them to a large bowl.
    — C.w. Cameron, AJC.com, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Leave on for two to five minutes, then rinse for smoother, shinier strands.
    — Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Weave them loose or tight and be sure to pull strands from the style to fall around your face.
    — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 14 June 2026
  • The waves break farther and farther off the strand.
    — Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Four inches of scraggly strands had to go.
    — Shannon Bauer, InStyle, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Long sunlit strands of vines hung from its branches.
    — Idra Novey, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Kate kept her hair in place by tucking a strand behind her ear.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • After styling, you’re left with long silky and frizz-free strands that last all day.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 18 June 2026
  • The look is topped off with a double-strand pearl necklace.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
  • There’s no need to ever unplug or take off any light strands.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Bobs can look just as good (if not better) on thinner strands.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Lawrence also rocked bang-less blonde strands with a middle part.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Don’t string more than three strands of lights per extension cord.
    — Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Those strands proved invaluable to the team.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Look for light styling creams to help control strands when styling and drying.
    — Sabina Wizemann, Good Housekeeping, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The second strand is more subtle.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Her mocha brown strands are curled away from her face to create bounce and volume.
    — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
  • When the wind machine hits her, there’s never a strand of hair out of place.
    — Richard Trapunski, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2023
  • Roll out four of those into strands just long enough to fully drape over the loaves.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2023
  • There’s two different strands of it.
    — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026

strand

2 of 2 verb
  • Both teams found ways to strand them there.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Hall strands him with his third K of the day.
    — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Many crews timed out or were stranded in the wrong places.
    — Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Betts popped out on the next pitch, stranding them both.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
  • But, Witt was stranded on the base paths.
    — Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Being stranded at the drive-in sounds way more fun.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Some items have been stranded or even abandoned.
    — Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Ohtani stranded him with a grounder and two strikeouts.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The whale turned out to be stranded on a nearby sandbank.
    — Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
  • But Izzo hung tough to strand six runners.
    — Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Witt was stranded at second to end the fourth inning.
    — Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Twenty of 72 golfers were stranded on the golf course.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
  • Here are eight of our favorite movies about people lost or stranded in space.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Alex Vesia waked two in the eight but stranded the tying run at third.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
  • It is not known how long the guests were stranded before the ride restarted.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Will Smith flew out to the warning track in left field to strand Betts.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Campers may be stranded in portions of the campground.
    — Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Morales stranded a runner on third in that inning.
    — Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
  • You’re stranded on a desert island and your phone’s battery is at ten per cent.
    — Jiji Lee, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Now that the service is gone, that design choice has left many users stranded.
    — Chris Groshong, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Park grounds out to short, stranding Galloway.
    — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
  • If you get stranded, stay with your vehicle.
    — Katie Landeck, The Providence Journal, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The heroes in a half shell are back — but this time, they’re stranded across the river.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
  • In the ninth inning, Witt drew a one-out walk but was left stranded to end the game.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Rocker stranded a runner at third base to end the first inning.
    — Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Boston stranded at least one base runner in each of the first eight innings.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The teams found two dolphins stranded in the shallow part of the river.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The Tigers stranded runners at second and third to end the game.
    — CBS News, 13 June 2026
  • But the Royals ended up stranding two in the frame.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
  • The Angels stranded him, though.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 9 May 2026

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